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Karen Ann Wheeler

Case from Virginia Beach, VA dated Jan 16, 1991

Victim Details

Karen Ann Wheeler

September 3, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Virginia Beach

VA

1991-01-16

1991-01-16

21

Karen Ann

Wheeler

Blonde

Blue

5'1

120 lbs

07/12/2026


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A woman is murdered, placed in a green canvass military style bag, and left in a ditch
In the winter of 1991, a grim discovery was made in Virginia Beach, Virginia, bringing to light the tragic end of Karen Ann Wheeler's short life. On January 16, a construction worker happened upon a green military-style duffle bag discarded in a ditch along the 700 block of General Booth Boulevard. Inside, authorities found the body of 21-year-old Karen Ann Wheeler, a white female with dyed blonde hair and blue eyes. The state medical examiner would later determine that she had been the victim o ...
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  • Cold Case Homicide Unit - Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Cold Case Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Virginia Beach Crime Solvers
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